Camp Sponsored by Poverty Group Welcomes 100 Youths
About 100 Jackson County youths attend the first camping week at Little Grassy Lake camp. The event is sponsored by the Carbondale Commission for Economic Opportunity and supported by the Southern Illinois Methodist Conference and local volunteers. Camp runs Monday through Friday with SIU recreation students aiding as counselors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poverty Group
Jackson County
Little Grassy Lake
The
Carbondale Commission For Economic Opportunity
Ern
Illinois Methodist Conference
Little Grassy
Joseph Hankln
Fast Methodist Church of
Carbondale
SIU
Tommy Davis
Consultants' Fees for Area Cities Reach 407000 in Three Years
From 1962 to 1965 Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin and Marion spent about 407000 on consulting engineers. Cities without a city engineer use consultants on a per project basis, with fees set by the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers and often lower than the society schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michelle Klaus
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Herrin
Marion
Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
Cape Girardeau
Department of Engineering
Paul O. Hall
Hall
Elmer O Snyder
Snyder
Clark Dietz
John T. Blanknship
South 20Th Street
Glenn Clarida
R. A. Nack and
19 Year Old Hurt In Wreck
A 19-year-old Johnston City youth named James Lee Hancock of 501 S Monroe St was injured Tuesday when his car went into a ditch at the south end of Monroe street after he failed to make a turn. He was reported in satisfactory condition at Herrin Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston City
Monroe Street
James Lee Hancock
S. Monroe St
Herrin Hospital
Jonesboro Council Boosts Mayor and Council Pay
Jonesboro City Council votes to raise mayor's pay from 150 to 300 dollars monthly and councilmen from 72 to 180 dollars monthly effective Sept 1. Mayor Ecker cites extra meetings due to gas and planning contracts as reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
William A. Ecker
Rend Lake Junior College Vote Meeting Set
Jefferson County superintendent of schools and the Rend Lake junior college steering committee will discuss selecting a referendum date for the proposed district. Supt. Ogie Ellis said the 1 p.m. meeting in Mt. Vernon would outline how and when a date may be chosen under state law. The state board approved the district, sending the proposal to a public vote. The district would cover 14 school districts across six counties.
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Rend Lake Junior College
Jefferson County Superintendent of Schools
Rend Lake Junior College Steering Committee
Ogie Ellis
Mt. Vernon
Ellis
State Junior College Board
Rend Lake District
Jefferson
Wayne
White
Hamilton
Franklin
Perry Counties
Plant Officials Fail to Appear at Aggravated Battery Hearing
In Williamson County Circuit Court a 10 a.m. hearing on aggravated battery charges was postponed as a Corp. vice president and another plant official did not attend by noon. Mrs. Werner Schafroth of Herrin posted bond. State's Atty. sought reasons for absence. Three union pickets Ronald Wade Vern Nolen and William Colp claim she struck them with her car during a strike at Container Stapling and Federal Wire Mill, which was settled Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Container Stapling Corp
Federal Wire Mill Corp
Herrin
Williamson County
Werner Schafroth
Kenneth Hubler
Schafroth
Rev Moore Says He Is Still Chairman Of Poverty Agency
Rev. David C. Moore contends he remains elected chair of the Jackson County Coordinating Agency for the War on Poverty after an Aug. 3 meeting removed him. He cites federal guidelines and says the removal lacked proper notice hearings and authority. A special meeting is planned for Aug. 24 in Carbondale to address legality and future actions.
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David C. Moore
Jackson County Coordinating Agency For the War On Poverty
JCCA
Mr. Moore
Chicago
Carbondale
Jackson County
Moore
Office of Economic Opportunities
Loyd C. Sumner
Sumner
Carbondale City Hall
Floyd Hart
Murphysboro
Bridge Street
Hart
Crab Orchard Beach Projects Under Way
Waterlines to Crab Orchard and Lookout Point beaches should finish in two to three weeks, built by youths from Crab Orchard Job Corps Conservation Center under refuge supervision. New bathhouses rise at Carterville beach as project manager Arch Mehrhoff notes. If approved, similar baths may be added this winter at Lookout Point or Crab Orchard. Upgrading facilities follows new federal Land and Water Conservation fees at refuge recreation areas.
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Crab Orchard
Lookout Point
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Job Corps Conservation Center
Refuge
Carterville Beach
Arch Mehrhoff
Pro
Ject
Crab Orchard Beach
Mehrhoff
Fire at Carbondale trailer damages wiring
A Tuesday 9:25 p.m. fire at 607 S Marion St Carbondale damaged wiring in a house trailer. Occupant James Shannon identified as the resident. Minor damage reported with no injuries.
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Carbondale
S. Marion St
James Shannon
Two Marion youths sentenced for railroad damage
Carl Neafus 17 received one to five years in Menard Penitentiary. Jesse Watkins 13 was bound over to the Illinois Youth Commission for not more than five years for criminal damage after pleading guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Williamson County
Kenneth Hubler
Carl Neafus
Menard
Jesse Watkins
Illinois Youth Commission
Lan Haney
Watkins
Youth Commission
Carbondale Hearings Set On Redevelopment and Zoning
The Carbondale Plan Commission will hold public hearings August 24 on permit requests for a commissary in Wall Street Quadrangles basement and a gas pump canopy in a B-4 zone on Rt. 51 South. Leonard Bening for Phillips 66 seeks a front yard setback variance and possible small store in the service station area. The same day the commission will consider a renewal request for a service station variance and related changes. The Carbondale Board of Appeals will hear the service station special exception on August 25 and a porch redesign request from John Chambers.
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Carbondale Plan Commission
Wall Street
Rt. 51
Carbondale
Leonard Bening
Phillips 66 Oil Co
Pleasant Hill Road
Arnold Lane
Bening
Carbondale Board of Appeals
Three Hurt In Collision At Marion Intersection
Three persons were treated at Marion Memorial Hospital and released after an accident at the Rt. 37 and New Rt. 13 intersection in Marion. Marilyn Hilliard and Patricia Hilliard, both of 1408 E Boulevard, Marion, suffered injuries along with their passengers Diana Hilliard 212 and Kathryn Hilliard 8. Robert L. Lane of Niles drove a westbound car in the right turning lane as Mrs. Hilliard tried to make a left. both had green lights though a state signal at the intersection was not operating. No tickets were issued pending further investigation.
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Marion Memorial Hospital
Rt. 37
New Rt. 13
Marion
Marilyn Hilliard
Diana Hilliard
Patricia Hilliard
E. Boulevard
Kathryn Hilliard
Hilliard
Robert L. Lane
Niles
Rt. 13
Police Briefs From Carbondale And Johnston City
Carbondale listing Richard Mus graves fined $15 for speeding. Johnston City Kenneth J. Alexander fined $15 for improper passing. Carbondale Terry M. Smith fined $15 for speeding. Carbondale James A. Candill fined $20 for speeding. Carbondale Jerome A. Moore fined for unspecified offense.
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Carbondale
Richard Musgraves
Johnston City
Kenneth J. Alexander
Terry M. Smith
James A. Candill
Jerome A. Moore
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Ira Renshaw
Maudie McDaniel
Virginia Hunt
Southern Illinois University
Ronda Crawshaw
Lilian Adams
Ava
Volun
Teer
Commission
South
R. Corydon Finch
Hickok Street
Inman Plumbing and Heating Co
James W. Inman
E.H. Smith
Union County Oil Co. of
Vienna
Petty Mobile Co
Standard Oil Co
Smoot Oil Co
Fruit Belt Service
Cecil Dilon
Cecil Dillon
Richard Chamness
Robert Houseman
Don Choate
Ecker
Rend Junior College
Board of Appeals
John A. Chambers
E. Birch St
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